Wetlands For Recreation

From town parks to national wildlife refuges, from nature preserves to state parks, there are wetlands on many lands that are open to the public for recreation, education, and to observe nature. Whether you look close to home or across the state, you can find wetlands that are easy to explore on boardwalks or trails, or more challenging remote places that take hiking boots and a compass to seek out the beauty and mysteries they have to offer. Regardless of where you go, please exercise good nature manners: stay on trails so you do not trample sensitive vegetation, move quietly so you don't disturb wildlife, and do not collect or pick plants or animals: please don't take them from their homes!


Region 1	Nassau County	Cow Meadow Park
	Nassau County	Science Museum of Long Island
	Nassau County	Town of Hempstead Marine Nature Study Area
	Suffolk County	Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
	Suffolk County	Connetquot River State Park
	Suffolk County	Fire Island National Seashore
	Suffolk County	Lakeland County Park
	Suffolk County	Quogue Wildlife Refuge

	Suffolk County	Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
Region 2	Staten Island	Mount Loretto Unique Area
Region 3	Dutchess County	Bowdoin Park
	Putnam County	Constitution Marsh Audubon Center
	Orange/Sullivan County	Bashakill Wildlife Mangement Area
	Rockland County	Iona Island
	Westchester County	Marsh Sanctuary
	Westchester County	Marshlands Conservancy
Region 4	Albany County	Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

	Rensselaer County	Dyken Pond Environmental Center
Region 5	Clinton County	Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area
	Essex County	Adirondack Visitors Center at Newcomb
	Franklin County	Adirondack Visitors Center at Paul Smiths
Region 6	Jefferson County	Lakeview Wildlife Mangement Area
	Jefferson County	Minna Anthony Common Nature Center
	Lewis County	Tug Hill Wildlife Management Area
	Oneida County	Utica Marsh Wildlife Management Area
	Oneida County	Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area
	St. Lawrence County	Fish Creek Wildlife Management Area
	St. Lawrence County	Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area
	St. Lawrence County	Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area
Region 7	Onondaga County	Beaver Lake Nature Center
Region 7	Oswego County	Three Mile Bay/Big Bay Wildlife Management Area
Region 8	Monroe County	Mendon Ponds
	Monroe County	Braddock Bay Fish and Wildlife Management Area
	Monroe County	Black Creek Park
	Monroe County	Irondequoit Bay Park East/Wetland Education Center


	Monroe County	Thousand Acre Swamp
	Orleans County	Iroquois NWR/Oak Orchard-Tonawanda WMA
	Seneca County	Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
	Seneca County	Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area
	Schuyler County	Queen Catherine Marsh/Catherine Creek Wildlife Management Area
	Wayne County	Blue Cut Nature Center
	Wayne County	Huckleberry Swamp
Region 9	Cattaraugus County	Allenberg Bog Audubon Nature Preserve
	Chautauqua County	Jamestown Audubon Center
	Erie County	Reinstein Woods Nature Center
	Erie County	Tifft Nature Preserve
	Wyoming County	Beaver Meadow Nature Center